Category: INL 17th Anniversary

John Key – New Zealand is becoming an increasingly diverse country. We are lucky to have a vibrant ethnic culture, and our Indian communities are an integral part of that. Ever since I became Prime Minister, I have been clear that I welcome migrants who bring skills and diversity to our country, and I welcome open free trade and foreign…

Andrew Little – I congratulate Indian Newslink on reaching for reaching its 17th anniversary. For nearly two decades, Indian Newslink has been a leading publication and centre of information for New Zealand’s growing Indian community, and I am sure that it will continue to be for many years to come. Labour believes that democracy is not just about voting or…

Sir Anand Satyanand – Indian Newslink Editor Venkat Raman has asked me to contribute an article to the 17th anniversary edition of the newspaper. Additionally, he has suggested that I take as a starting point, an excerpt of something I said at the Indian Newslink Lecture bearing my name in July and write about that in an expanded fashion. The…

And Rehabilitation should accompany detention Judith Collins – I would like to offer my warmest congratulations to Indian Newslink on 17 years of publication on November 15, 2016. Thank you for the opportunity to write a short article on balancing punishment with rehabilitation. We are fortunate to live in a very safe country. Recently, New Zealand was ranked fourth safest…

Winston Peters – It must be obvious to many New Zealanders now that New Zealand’s foreign student industry is a money-making racket. It is not about integrity; it is not about high quality education. It has come down simply to dollars. Foreign students bring in $3 billion every year to the New Zealand economy. Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce said…

David Shearer – It is wonderful to be contributing to this 17th birthday commemorative issue of Indian Newslink. Congratulations to the Editor and journalists for your work in providing an intelligent news source as well as a window on our shared South Asian identity. Our Indian New Zealand community – always engaged with current affairs locally and internationally – deserves…

Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi Let me start by congratulating Indian Newslink on their 17th anniversary. This is a remarkable achievement, and I look forward to celebrating many other milestones on the newspaper’s journey of quality journalism. I would also like to commend your role in promoting multiculturalism and the benefits it can bring to society, not just here in New Zealand,…

Jami-Lee Ross – Our youth are our future. They are the driving force of the next generation. It is our children who will be stepping up to take up the reigns in years to come, to keep our country thriving. It is essential therefore that we prepare them as best as possible to give them the greatest chance of success.…

Su’a William Sio – Sometime ago I watched a video by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, in which Professor Clayton Christensen of the Harvard Business School related a story of a conversation that he had with a Marxist economist from China. The scholar from China had come to the end of his Fulbright Scholarship at Harvard and…

Mahesh Bindra – Congratulations on your seventeen years of publication. In these 17 years, you have become a mainstay on New Zealand’s ethnic media stage – well done! As a Member of Parliament, I have particularly enjoyed how Indian Newslink has grasped the concept of news stewardship. It has been wonderful to see that you have kept successive governments and…